Review: TonyMoly Luminous Pure Aura CC Cream SPF 30 PA++
Around 1 week ago my package for the TonyMoly CC cream had arrived and I was over the moon to try this out since it's been advertised like crazy and so many people have been talking about it, so I went ahead and joined the club and placed an order for it. This isn't the first CC cream I have tried, back a year and a bit ago I tried the RachelK CC cream and I've also tried a sample of the Chanel, Hera and Banila co and have just bought the kiehls one yesterday.
So what is CC cream?
-that's probably a question all of you may be asking, In the Korean market there are two different types of CC creams available.
1) Color Controlling cream, you will find many of these in more of the roadshop brands for example, this TonyMoly one. It is basically a white cream which as you rub it into your skin it adapts to your skin tone so you wouldn't have to worry about oxidization problems like with foundations, tinted moisturizers or BB creams. These types of CC creams mainly focus on moisturizing and giving you that dewy glowing actress skin and focuses very little on giving you coverage.
2) Complete Correcting/Correction cream, these are more like the Chanel and Hera version. Where they come in already a tinted formula just like a BB cream and it is meant to provide you more coverage yet still having that light texture for you to achieve the actresses glow. The coverage is around medium, if you have a lot of hyperpigmentation theses might not cover those up and you may need to go over them with concealer.
CC cream is meant to be an upgraded/improved version of a BB cream. Remember when BB creams were said to be the product to use in order to get skin like idols and actresses in South Korea? well apparently that is all in the past. As many brands claim on there CC creams, this is now the product that we should use to achieve that, and this kind of makes sense in a way since BB creams now days have so many different textures/consistency, coverage, shades/tones which is good to an extent because not everyone has the same skin type, skin tone and needs for a base product. But in actual fact this means we have defeated the whole purpose of what an original BB cream is like.
We have two different printed languages on the box, one side is in English and the other in Hangul which share pretty much the same information; ingredients list, instructions on how to apply the product and precautions.
DIRECTIONS:
After basic skin care, gently apply an amount the size of a bean to the entire face using a finger.
PRECAUTIONS:
For external use only. Avoid contact with eyes. Keep out of reach of children. Discontinue use if signs of irritation and/or rash appear.
Then on the back of the box we have a more in depth description of the product all in Hangul ~
Capacity: 50ml
Product Information: color-change twist cream - color change cream with the mixture of various color capsule(black/red/yellow) skin care+makeup - start with skin care, benefit from make up effect. 3 steps of twist cream brightening&conceals imperfections - Various color capsules(black/red/yellow) change with your own skin color naturally conceals imperfections, brightens up skin tone to appear radiant and healthy skin radiant skin - primer effect, no smudging, radiant skin tone moist formula moisturizes for 12 hours, clinical tested, 45% moisture base dermatologist tested 7 Free - parabene, benzo phenon, talc, mineral oil, organic pigment, sulfate surfactant, triethanolamine The era of CC cream has come for more natural make up. Do you still think celeb’s natural make up look is from BB cream? NO! NO! NO! Natural look with the BB cream generation has gone and CC cream has come. As BB cream’s coverage level is getting higher and higher and it is too much to appear healthy skin tone. CC cream makes perfectly natural skin tone as providing natural color change and skin care effect with moist radiance. Black/red/yellow color capsule pops and perfectly mixes up upon applying on skin to naturally conceals redness and imperfections. If you want healthy and natural skin tone, use CC cream now.
Marker Coverage Test
As you can see, the CC cream doesn't really cover a lot, but instead it whitens and brightens up the skin a lot ~
As you can see, the CC cream doesn't really cover a lot, but instead it whitens and brightens up the skin a lot ~
Coverage Test on my skin, from the before picture you can see me hyperpigmentation scarring from my acne and even in the after image you can still see some of the marks left even though it has been relatively reduced, I find it helps blur out your problematic areas more than covering them up ~ Even though TonyMoly claims that this product somehow helps to cover up blemishes, I do not think that the coverage of this is high enough to do so. You hardly get any coverage with this, I would say it's definitely light if anything.
The texture is really light and thin to work with ^^ ~
gives you quite a dewy finish I don't think this would essentially work with people who suffer from really dry skin as it might actually accentuate those areas instead, and of course this wouldn't work for those with really really oily skin unless your willing to touch up with blotting paper or powder throughout the day. I would say this product probably works best for those with Normal-Combination skin.
INGREDIENTS:
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Phenyl Trimethicone, Titanium Dioxide (Cl 77891), Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Zinc Oxide (Cl 77947), Cyclohexasiloxane, Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Niacinamide, Methylpropanediol, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Cyclomethicone, Sodium Chloride, Beeswax, Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Centella Asiatica Extract, Prunus Serrulata Flower Extract, Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract, Rosa Hybrid Flower Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extractm Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Acacia Seyal Gum Extract, Squalane, Sorbitan Isostearate, Pentylene Glycol, Methyl Methacrylate Crossoplymer, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Tribehenin, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethiconol, Aluminum Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Dimethicone, Polyester-1, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Triehoxycaprylylsilane, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Glycerl Caprylate, Betylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Ceramide 3, Retinol, Linoleic Acid, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dilinoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide, Cholesterol, Propylene Glycol, Sucrose Palmitate, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Oleic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hexylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Potssium Sorbate, Fragrance (Parfum), Iron Oxides (Cl 77492), Mica (Cl 77019), Iron Oxides (Cl 77499)
Fragrance: 3.5/5
Texture: 5/5
Coverage: 2/5
Effect: 3/5
Overall:
This isn't a bad product, in fact it does have quite a nice finish and you definitely do get that actresses glow sort of skin and the best thing is because the cream is relatively light weight you feel like you haven't applied any base make-up onto your skin.
However, unfortunately I do not have perfect skin and suffer from hyperpigmentation and scarring from acne, and even though I usually already use concealer to cover up them I find that this is just an unnecessary step to do in the morning since it doesn't do anything much but give me a glow on my skin. I feel as though this is more like a primer base than an actual make-up base product like a BB cream or foundation.
Would I Repurchase: No, unless I can get my acne scarring to go away.
Take Care ~ ♥
Labels: CC Cream, korean cosmetic, korean makeup, TONYMOLY, TONYMOLY CC CREAM, TONYMOLY LUMINOUS PURE AURA CC CREAM, 토니모리, 토니모리 루미너스 순수광채 씨씨크림 SPF30 PA++
Sunday, 24 March 2013, 06:23 | 0 lovely comments
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